Modular lattice wave motion energy conversion apparatus
OwnerMatthew Laurence Lewisinventor
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Abstract
An improved ocean wave energy collecting apparatus for extracting power, comprised of a plurality of module members in a lattice formation, moored as a group to the seabed via tether(s), each module reacting to each adjacent module, and to the apparatus' seabed mooring, in response to the orbital motion of water particles in ocean waves. A collection of modules is arranged and interconnected in crystal-like lattice layers, such that each module has rotation and/or linear motion in relation to an adjacent module as ocean wave energy passes, and is captured, by the apparatus.
Claims18
An apparatus for extracting power from wave motion in seawater over a sea floor, comprising:
- a lattice structure comprised of a plurality of modules, said plurality of modules arranged into a plurality of layers, including an upper layer of modules and a lower layer of modules, said upper layer of modules being buoyant and said lower layer of modules being negatively buoyant in said seawater, each module being attached to at least one module vertically and at least one module horizontally to form the lattice structure;
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- a plurality of connecting members, each said connecting member connected to adjacent modules at respective connection points, and adapted for rotation around each said respective connection point;
- a mooring anchor attached to the sea floor;
- a tether attached between the anchor and the lattice structure;
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- a motion transducer adapted to convert rotational motion of said connecting members relative to said modules to electrical energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.